[talk-au] Making a laptop Into a Big-Screen GPS (cont.)

[Ross Scanlon]

> On Thu, 03 Jun 2010 17:12:50 +1000
> John Henderson <snowgum at gmx.com> wrote:
> 
> > On 03/06/10 13:31, Eraina and Richard jenkins wrote:
> > 
> > > 2.	At least two people suggested that an eeepc 701 would
> > > make a great GPS using Navit.  I'd love to find a howto for this
> > > because I have one sitting on my desk ... and I could do a simple
> > > PS to run it off the car electrics.  Mine is the 4 meg model ...
> > > currently running easy-peasy.
> > 
> > I'll just sound a note of caution about running an EeePC from 12
> > volts DC.
> 
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> 
> John
> 
> Your email promted me to look on the back of my #701.  It says, inter
> alia ... +9.5V DC 2.315A 22W.  Certainly NOT a good idea to just
> connect it to a 12 volt battery.  Power needs to be regulated , capable
> of at least 2.5A ... and protected against the auto environment ... with
> some kind of anti-splat circuit!!!  
> 
> Maybe your idea of an inverter plus the usual 240V power supply ids a
> good one!!

Get one of these.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/New-12-24V-Car-Charger-Adapter-ASUS-Eee-PC-700-701-/120568116358?cmd=ViewItem&pt=AU_Laptop_Accessories&hash=item1c126b7486

I've been using one on my eeePC 900 for about 12months without a problem, in fact I bought two so that I've got one in each vehicle and don't have to look for it when I change cars.

Much better than having 240V floating around in the car.

If your using some other laptop then there are generic vehicle adapters for most available from jaycar, etc

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Cheers
Ross